Esmee Organic Salad Arugula Seed

Product ID:3746G.303746G.30

Quick Facts

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Latin Name

Eruca sativa

Days To Maturity

Days To Maturity

Average number of days from seeding date to harvest, within a specific crop group. If a transplanted crop: average number of days from transplant date. Not sure if crop is direct-seeded or transplanted? Check the Growing Information box for details. If crop can be both direct-seeded or transplanted, days to maturity refers to direct seeding. Days to maturity for all flowers and herbs is calculated from seeding date.

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21 baby; 40 full size

Life Cycle

Life Cycle

Plants can be Annuals (single growing season), Perennials (grow year after year), Tender Perennials (grow year after year in warmer climates; and in some cases when given special protection in colder climates), or Biennials (require two years to mature).

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Annual

Hybrid Status

Hybrid Status

Hybrid: The offspring of a cross between two or more distinct parent lines, usually of same species, and selected for improved traits.
Open-pollinated: A non-hybrid variety that can reproduce itself in kind, demonstrating relatively stable traits from one generation to the next.

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Open Pollinated

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Cold Tolerant Cold Tolerant
Cold Tolerant
Hydroponic Performer Hydroponic Performer
Variety that can be grown successfully using hydroponic growing methods, such as NFT (Nutrient Film Technique), DWC (Deep Water Culture), or other soilless growing systems.
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Organic Seeds, Plants, and Supplies Cold Tolerant Hydroponic Performer

Esmee Organic Salad Arugula Seed

Product ID:3746G.303746G.30

Beautiful oak-type leaves.

Deeply incised and ruffled, rounded oakleaf. Increases loft in the bag and on the plate. Excellent, mild flavor. USDA Certified Organic.

Specs:

  • Packet: 500 seeds
  • Avg. 220,000 seeds/lb

Quick Facts

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Latin Name

Eruca sativa

Days To Maturity

Days To Maturity

Average number of days from seeding date to harvest, within a specific crop group. If a transplanted crop: average number of days from transplant date. Not sure if crop is direct-seeded or transplanted? Check the Growing Information box for details. If crop can be both direct-seeded or transplanted, days to maturity refers to direct seeding. Days to maturity for all flowers and herbs is calculated from seeding date.

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21 baby; 40 full size

Life Cycle

Life Cycle

Plants can be Annuals (single growing season), Perennials (grow year after year), Tender Perennials (grow year after year in warmer climates; and in some cases when given special protection in colder climates), or Biennials (require two years to mature).

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Annual

Hybrid Status

Hybrid Status

Hybrid: The offspring of a cross between two or more distinct parent lines, usually of same species, and selected for improved traits.
Open-pollinated: A non-hybrid variety that can reproduce itself in kind, demonstrating relatively stable traits from one generation to the next.

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Open Pollinated

Product Features

Product Features

Organic Seeds, Plants, and Supplies Organic Seeds, Plants, and Supplies
Plants, or seeds harvested from plants, that have been grown without synthetic fertilizers or pesticides, strictly adhering to the USDA's National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) organic gardening practices are designated as Organic.

Supplies that meet the USDA's National Organic Program (NOP) rules according to a third-party authority such as OMRI, WSDA, and/or a local authority such as MOFGA or NOFA.
Cold Tolerant Cold Tolerant
Cold Tolerant
Hydroponic Performer Hydroponic Performer
Variety that can be grown successfully using hydroponic growing methods, such as NFT (Nutrient Film Technique), DWC (Deep Water Culture), or other soilless growing systems.
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Organic Seeds, Plants, and Supplies Cold Tolerant Hydroponic Performer

SCIENTIFIC NAME:

Eruca sativa, Diplotaxis spp.

CULTURE:

Arugula prefers a fertile, well-drained soil, with a pH range of 6.0-6.8 in full sun to part shade. Can be grown all season in the field. Most varieties are hardy enough to grow in cool greenhouses and high tunnels during winter from late summer and early fall sowings.

DAYS TO MATURITY:

From emergence after direct seeding. Typically germinates within 5-7 days.

DIRECT SEEDING:

Sow 1/8" deep at 5 seeds/inch in rows at least 2" apart from early spring onward.

AVG. DIRECT SEEDING RATE:

For Salad types: 500'/oz., 8,000'/lb. For Wild types: 2,100'/oz., 34,240'/lb.

SUCCESSION PLANTING:

For a continual supply, sow about every 2 weeks until 2-3 weeks before the first frost.

INSECT PESTS:

Flea beetles can be controlled by covering the crop with floating row covers from the day of sowing.

DISEASE:

Prevent diseases with crop rotation and sanitation.

HARVEST:

Harvest with a knife when leaves reach desired size, about 3-6". Cut about an inch above the soil to allow for clean regrowth, making sure to cut above the basal plate. Cut again when plants are at desired size, 5-14 days depending on variety. After plants flower, the leaves can still be used, but taste is sharper. Flowers are also edible.

SEEDS/OZ.:

Salad types: Avg. 15,400 seeds/oz., sows avg. 500'. Wild types: Avg. 100,700 seeds/oz., sows avg. 2,100'.

PACKET:

500 seeds. Wild type sows 10'. Salad type sows 16'.

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